VIA – LA JOLLA LIGHT Shaper Tim Bessell says the Warhol Foundation rejected four or five of his preliminary surfboard-art designs. Longtime WindanSea Surf Club (WSC) member and board shaper Tim Bessell has released his second line of surfboards inspired by the work of the late American pop artist, Andy Warhol. Last year Bessell was … Continue reading WindanSea Surf Club member releases second line of Warhol-inspired surfboards #Art
VIA – LA TIMES Kent Williams, owner of New Fishall Bait Co., stands next to a 1,323.5-pound Mako shark at the company’s headquarters in Gardena. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times / June 4, 2013) From KTLA NewsJune 4, 2013, 8:35 a.m. Talk about a monster catch. A group of fishermen hauled in a … Continue reading 1,300-pound shark caught off Huntington Beach could be record #SurfReport #Fishing
VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Shawn Dollar surfs his record wave at Cortes Bank. (Frank Quirarte) Less than two weeks after winning the Pacifico Paddle Award at the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards ceremony, Guinness has officially certified Shawn Dollar’s 61-foot wave at the Cortes Bank off California as a new World Record. The … Continue reading Shawn Dollar’s wave certified by Guinness Book of World Records as biggest ever paddle-surfed #SantaCruz #SurfReport
VIA – CBS May 13, 2013 8:42 AM Garrett McNamara, the legendary surfer who holds the world record for the tallest wave ever surfed, describes what it’s like to ride such a huge wall of water. He takes Anderson Cooper into the waters off Portugal where he rode that 78-foot wave … Continue reading Interview – Garrett McNamara: The ride of his life – 60 Minutes Interview
http://youtu.be/4R4Wp2MIKYs Lt. John Everhart of San Diego Lifeguard Services briefs reporters on the case Thursday. View more videos at: http://nbcsandiego.com. By M. Alex Johnson, staff writer, NBC News A naked surfer washed up dead near a San Diego beach early Thursday with wounds consistent with a shark attack, authorities said. The 42-year-old man, who … Continue reading UPDATE: Dead naked surfer with apparent shark attack wounds washes up near San Diego beach #SurfReport
By Amy Larson Nat Young is seen during a recent surf sesh in Santa Cruz. Photo by Erik Colasanti View Large SANTA CRUZ, Calif. —Since the start of 2013, Nat Young and Shawn Dollar re-solidified Santa Cruz’s rightful place in the professional surfing world. Dollar did it with one epic wave at Cortes … Continue reading All eyes on #SantaCruz thanks to surfers Nat Young, Shawn Dollar #SurfReport
VIA – ABC NEWS http://youtu.be/2kYJKKgfxbk Mystery Man Saves Teenager from Shark Attack Young surfer saved after he?s attacked by killer shark. 02:11 | 05/05/2013 Transcript for Mystery Man Saves Teenager from Shark Attack teenage boy lucky to be alive after a sudden close encounter with a shark. A mystery man on … Continue reading VIDEO: Mystery Man Saves Teenage Surfer from Shark Attack #SurfReport
VIA – VC STAR Mischaracterization of surfers Posted January 30, 2012 at 9:28 a.m. Re: Colleen Cason’s Jan. 29 column, “Surfs up in senate constest”: As a lawyer, environmental activist and lifelong surfer who grew up in Santa Barbara during the historic Unocal oil spill, I was both offended and shocked by … Continue reading Mischaracterization of surfers
VIA – LOS ALAMITOS PATCH Monster Surf Brings Big Waves, Flooding to Seal Beach Minor flooding hits Seal Beach Wednesday morning, while major waves and crowds are expected to hit the beach for the holiday weekend. By Paige Austin 3:32pm High tide and big surf combined to flood the Seal Beach Boardwalk this morning. The … Continue reading Monster Surf Brings Big Waves, Flooding to Seal Beach #SurfReport